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Reggie Workman

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American double-bassist

United StatesAcademicsBorn 1937 · age 89
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Reginald "Reggie" Workman is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey, in addition to Alice Coltrane, Mal Waldron, Max Roach, Archie Shepp, Trio Three, Trio Transition, the Reggie Workman Ensemble, and collaborative projects with dance,...

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Workman at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay CA 4/2/89Workman at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay CA 4/2/89

Awards 2

2020Guggenheim Fellowship
NEA Jazz Masters

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Reginald "Reggie" Workman is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey, in addition to Alice Coltrane, Mal Waldron, Max Roach, Archie Shepp, Trio Three, Trio Transition, the Reggie Workman Ensemble, and collaborative projects with dance, poetry and drama.

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
living
Dates
Born 1937 · age 89
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14 languages

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